Friday afternoon the team had food to deliver to some
families around the area. Ebens
prayerfully planned where the team could be a blessing to families in
need. At the first stop the team
discovered an elderly woman in bed. Her
family said she had not been out of bed for a month because she had been
sick.
Friday evening after the evening meal the team was
reflecting on the day and began to wonder if there would be more they could do
to help the woman. The idea came up that
we should bring her something very nutritious to eat because she really seemed
weak and needed to gain her strength back.
Someone suggested soup. We asked
Beatrice and Evenie, our cooks, what kind of food would make a person strong
after being sick. They had a recipe for
soup that they thought would be the best thing.
We wondered if there would be a place to buy the soup already made
somewhere in Pignon. They said no, the
only way would be to purchase the ingredients and make it.
We began thinking of other ideas but right away, Beatrice
and Evenie said they would make the soup for the woman that was sick if there
would be ingredients available. In no
time the cooks brought a list of things that could be purchased at the Saturday
market in Pignon. The Creole name of the
soup... “Soup Malad”, translation…”Sick Soup”.
J
Saturday afternoon the ladies were busy cooking this
wonderfully nutritious soup. At 5:00 PM
Beatrice, Evenie and several team members went together to bring the “Sick
Soup” to the sick woman. Evenie dished up
some of the soup in a bowl and gave it to the woman. Without hesitation, the woman raised her
hand, said “Mesi Bondye” and started eating.
The team stood in amazement as she ate the soup as fast as she
could. It seemed to be that she was
literally starving.
We hesitate to say but the possibility is there that the
family has not offered her food to eat.
What if the family decided there wasn’t enough food to go around so the
elderly woman was left out at meal time?
Beatrice and Evenie were troubled by the situation as
well. They said we need to bring the
woman food every day because she is so hungry and weak. They offered to keep cooking for her if we
could provide the ingredients. How cool
is it that these wonderful women are willing to give their time and
energy! Bondye Bon, Toutan! God is good, all the time!
Hmmm, what if we call it ‘Meals on Wheels’? J
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